2:1 with a minimum transcript average of 65%.
Where degree is in a Biological, Biomedical or Health Science Subject: BBB including any two of Biology, Chemistry or Psychology.
Where degree is in any other subject: AAB including any two of Biology, Chemistry or Psychology.
AAA including two from Biology, Chemistry and Psychology or AAB in three A Levels (including core subjects) plus an EPQ, 4th AS-level or 4th A Level subject at grade B.
General Studies, Critical Thinking and native languages are only considered as the 4th subject. Only one of Maths or Further Maths will be considered.
Advanced Highers:
Grades AA in Biology and Chemistry, taken at one sitting after one year of study
Highers: Grades AAAAB in five subjects, taken at one sitting after one year of study
Must include Biology and Chemistry both at grade A.
Applicants may take an additional National 5 subject alongside Highers or Advanced Highers to meet subject requirements if needed.
36 points overall after two years of study, to include:
Standard Level: three subjects, all at a minimum of 5 points
Higher Level: three subjects, all at a minimum of 6 points, including any two of Biology, Chemistry and Psychology.
If Biology or Chemistry is not taken at Higher Level, the respective subject must be achieved at GCSE (or equivalent) grade A/7
Eight subjects achieved by the end of year 11. A minimum score of 13 points taken from highest scoring eight subjects (including core subjects as below), where an A*/A or 7-9 is equivalent to two points, and a B/6 is equivalent to one point.
Must include the following core subjects at grade B/6: Maths, English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics (or Combined Science: Trilogy).
Where Biology and Chemistry are not studied at A Level, the equivalent GCSE subject must be at least grade A/7
At least seven subjects, achieved by the end of S4, including our core subjects (Maths, English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Physics).
Required grades: National 5 (A or B), Standard Grade Credit (1 or 2), Intermediate 2 (A or B).
Applicants who have taken fewer than seven National 5s may still be considered if their school or local authority limits the number of entries (this must be stated in the academic reference).
We are able to consider Access to HE: Medicine courses which comply with the QAA National Framework and subject descriptors for Medicine.
Required grades: Distinction in 45 Level 3 credits. At least 15 Level 3 credits in Biology, 15 in Chemistry and 15 credits in another science/maths, covering physical and mathematical concepts.
9 ungraded credits should be completed in the use and comprehension of numerical data, study skills and professional behaviours.
Relevant experiences for medicine are not just shadowing opportunities in hospitals or working in a GP practice or other healthcare setting. A combination of experiences can enable you to develop the right skills and understanding needed as a part of your application.
This experience could include:
At the offer-making stage of the admissions process we verify relevant experiences for medicine by contacting named references and checking certificates of completion.
You are required to submit a personal statement as part of your UCAS application, but we do not score or rank it at any stage of our admissions process. Instead, we use your interview to learn more about you – your background, relevant experiences, and what led you to apply for medicine.
For applicants who are resitting or reapplying to study medicine, the personal statement also provides an opportunity to reflect on the circumstances which have led to further years of study.
Applicants who meet our academic entry requirements will be ranked according to their UCAT score. Invitations to interview will be made based on this UCAT ranking alone.
Contextual information will be considered in cases where an applicant’s UCAT score is borderline for invitation to interview.
Applicants who meet our requirements and score competitively on their UCAT will be invited to interview, held in January and February.
Applicants will complete a number of different ‘stations’ which assess some of the skills, values and attributes required to study and practise medicine successfully.
Each station is assessed by a trained interviewer, including university staff, NHS clinicians, GPs, patient and public representatives, and medical students.
*An applicant’s fee status is not confirmed until the point of interview, and so this likely shows an over-representation of international applicants.
The main emphasis of problem-based learning (PBL) is on small group working, centred around a ‘problem’ or scenario. These scenarios are hypothetical patient cases.
This integrated approach, centred on PBL, and grounded in a robust scientific understanding, strong clinical knowledge and highly developed communication and clinical reasoning skills, allows you to develop life-long skills that will be crucial to your success as a doctor.
We require predicted grades for all applicants and these will be used to determine whether an applicant meets our academic requirements. No advantage is given to applicants with higher predicted grades, as long as our minimum requirements are met.
We are able to consider predicted grades at one grade below the entry requirements.
We do not accept GCSE resits unless with evidence of exceptional circumstances that impacted performance. Exceptional circumstances will be reviewed post-application by a panel to determine whether resits can be considered.
We will consider resit applicants who achieve the required grades within three years of study, dependent on grades achieved. All applicants should reflect on their circumstances in their personal statement. Our typical resit offer of study is A*AA.
ABB or above at first attempt: eligible to apply as a resit applicant
BBB-CCC at first attempt: evidence of exceptional circumstances required to apply during your resit year of study
Applicants who have achieved A*AA within three years of study are eligible to apply regardless of initial grades, if they are applying with their achieved resit results.
As part of our commitment to widening access to medicine, we take a holistic approach to reviewing applications and aim to understand as much as possible about our applicants and their potential.
The Lancaster Access Programme offers Year 12 and Year 13 students the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities and experiences, and to develop skills to help with their studies. Students who successfully complete the programme will typically be eligible for a lower offer if they apply for undergraduate study at Lancaster University. More information on this programme can be found on our Lancaster Access Programme pages.
If you are applying for MBChB Medicine and Surgery, and you meet two or more of our widening participation criteria, you may be eligible for a contextually lowered offer.
Alternatively, you may be eligible for our MBChB Medicine and Surgery with a Gateway Year, which offers an accessible entryway into studying Medicine for those who have the potential to become excellent doctors, but who may not otherwise have had the opportunity.
As part of our commitment to widening access to medicine, we take a holistic approach to reviewing applications and aim to understand as much as possible about our applicants, their circumstances, and their potential.
You will be invited to declare this information in your UCAS application and Initial Applicant Survey (IAS). You may need to provide evidence to support your case including evidence from your school, college, local authority, parent or guardian.
For applicants who are applying for their first degree, contextual information will be taken into account at two stages of the admissions process:
Stage 2: shortlisting for interview based on UCAT scores. Borderline candidates who meet WP criteria may be invited to interview using a lower overall score threshold.
Stage 3: candidates who are successful at interview may be considered for a contextually lowered offer of ABB.
Please note, we currently do not consider contextual information for entry for graduate applicants.
A full list of our widening participation criteria can be found here.
If you meet two or more of our widening participation criteria, meet the academic entry requirements and are successful at interview, you may be considered for a contextually lowered offer of ABB.
We are proud to remain one of the UK’s smaller medical schools, even after the recent increase in the number of MBChB places available. Our size allows us to offer you a student-focused learning environment within a highly supportive community.
A modern medical school, Lancaster utilises new technologies in its anatomy teaching, including an Anatomage table for virtual dissection. The School’s Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre has also invested significantly in ultrasound teaching, enabling you to learn anatomy, ultrasonography and clinical interpretation together.
